Bees aren't the only pollinators

A friend from UVM sent me this link entitled " For Crops, Wild Pollinators Needed.

The gist of the article is that honeybees only account for about 14% of the pollinators needed for crops. Other beneficial insects account for the rest.

What that means to us who love to farm and garden, is to make sure our habitats are all inclusive and that we have the biodiversity needed to sustain all these pollinators. 

I know that last year, in my own garden, I had a wealth of butterflies.  I hadn't thought about their role in pollinating the garden but as I think about them now, I see them as some very beautiful pollinators and will continue to plant native trees, shrubs and plantings to bring more of them to my little part of the world.